PepsiCo Opens Shanghai R&D CenterEmily JedThe R&D center is said to be the company's largest outside North America. It will serve as a hub of new product, packaging and equipment for PepsiCo's businesses in Asia...

Report: Snack Bar Growth Shows No Signs Of SlowingEmily JedThe U.S. snack bar market has grown at twice the rate of other snack foods and nearly three times the rate of the overall packaged food sector over the past 10 years, according to Rabobank...

Wawa Launches Keurig-Compatible Coffee PacksEmily JedPortion packs of Wawa's private-label original and 100% Colombian coffees are now available in 604 c-stores in Delaware, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia...

After-Work Tavern Tradition FadesMarcus WebbSeveral factors have conspired to depress after-work, on-premise consumption. But taverns and saloons in industrial Midwestern cities like Milwaukee are still regarded as "the communal living rooms"...

Barron Games Introduces Compact Hockey TableHank SchlesingerHow do you top a hit game like Quad Air, the four-player air hockey table from Barron Games International? For Baron, the answer is "think small with a big idea"...

Illinois VLTs Take In $18M In Octoberby Staff ReporterThe state's top-earning video poker location in October was an American Legion post in Urbana, where gamblers bet more than $900,000, or an average of $30,000 a day...

Sega Sammy Reports Q2 Sales, Earnings Mostly Down Marcus WebbSega Sammy's domestic coin-op machine sales, Japanese arcade revenues and worldwide consumer videogame sales were all lower in its 2013 fiscal first half, compared with the same period last year...

IAAPA Show Offers Range Of Opinions On State Of IndustryHank SchlesingerOne exhibitor's "waste of time and money" is another's record-breaking year. The same could be said for operator participants who judge shows by the quality and price of equipment and merchandise... by Hank Schlesinger

RenewalMarcus WebbOptimism may be out of style, and many industry members may be out of practice feeling it, but we believe that upbeat observations of AMOA's Andy Shaffer deserve respectful attention and careful thought... by Marcus Webb

A New Day And A New YearAlicia LavayIt's been fascinating to observe, and report on, the convergence of technologies impacting the vending industry over the past two decades. Let's take a look at vending's most prominent advancements of 2012... by Alicia Lavay